Muslim Empires 

This Arabic Symbol Translates to: "The shining sun, which Allah placed for  everyone"

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Muslim EmpiresIntroduction

We will learn about the rise and fall of three important Muslim Empires.

1) Originating in Turkey - 2) Originating in Persia -3) Originating in India -

Ottoman

Safavid

Mogul

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Muslim EmpiresThe Ottomans

For more than six centuries, from about 1290 until 1922, the Ottoman Empire was one of the world's great powers.

Who was their first leader and where did they come from?

Hint: check out page 457Answer: Osman; Northwest corner of Anatolian

Peninsula (present day Turkey)

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Muslim EmpiresThe Safavid Dynasty

The Safavids became a ruling dynasty that dominated Persia, known as Iran today, in the 1500’s and 1600’s.

Who was their first leader?Hint: The dynasty was named after an ancestor who

ruled in the late 13th century…Answer: Safi Al-din

read pages 468-469

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Muslim EmpiresThe Mogul Dynasty

The Mogul’s were a Muslim dynasty in India founded in the 16th Century

Who was Babur, the founder of the Mogul dynasty, descended from?

Hint: His mother was the daughter of Mongolia’s greatest conqueror and his grandfather was Asia’s greatest conqueror…

Answer: Timur Lenk and Genghis Khan

read page 473-474

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• Our first order of business is to learn more about the Ottoman empire.

• Your task: – Watch and listen to the following two

videos– Play a quick memory game– Fill in a cross-word puzzle– Create an imaginary empire

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• Part 1: “Ottoman Empire”

• Key Terms:– diversity, tolerance, sultan, grand vizier,

janissary

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Part 1 GameMuslim EmpiresWho’s Who?

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• Question: Who was the first Ottoman chief or ruler?

• Answer:A) Mehmet IIB) OsmanC) SuleymanD) All of the above

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• Question: Who were the Janissaries?

• Answer:A) Elite Ottoman armyB) Christian recruitsC) Europe’s first standing armyD) All of the above

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• Question: Who was the 2nd most important man after the sultan?

• Answer:A) AnatoliaB) JanissariesC) Grand vizierD) All of the above

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• Question: Who made up the majority of Ottoman subjects?

• Answer:A) ChristiansB) JewsC) MuslimsD) All of the above

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• True or False: Subjects were better off under Muslim rule

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• True or False: Muslims killed all conquered Christians

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• True or False: The Ottomans saw no need to impose a uniform culture

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• True or False: Ottomans respected and tolerated Christian and Jews

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TIME• Question: How many Christian and

Jews did the Ottomans tolerate?• Answer:A) a fewB) manyC) noneD) None of the above

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TIME• Question: How many centuries did

the Ottoman empire last?• Answer:A) 3B) 6C) 9D) None of the above

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TIME• Question: When did the Ottomans

rule?• Answer:A) 4th to 11th century ADB) late 13th to early 20th century ADC) mid 18th to late 20th century ADD) None of the above

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TIME• Question: How many people would

Osman reach out to for help in making his new state?

• Answer:A) a few pretendersB) only elite aristocratsC) whoever was usefulD) None of the above

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Just the Facts• Question: Which empire existed

before the Ottoman empire?• Answer:A) the Byzantine empireB) the Israeli empireC) the Muslim empireD) None of the above

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Just the Facts• Question: What made the early

Ottoman’s location so beneficial?• Answer:A) access to important trade routesB) plenty of slaves, gold and arid landC) plenty of water, slaves and oilD) None of the above

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Just the Facts• Question: What was the conquest

which resonated throughout Europe?• Answer:A) the conquest of South AmericaB) the conquest of the BalkansC) the conquest of ConstantinopleD) None of the above

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Just the Facts• Question: What did the Ottoman

neighboring states do with their minorities?

• Answer:A) placed them into royal servitudeB) enlisted them into the devshirme C) persecuted, exiled and massacred

themD) None of the above

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• Part 2: “Ottoman Empire”

• Key Terms:– refugee, expulsion, apex, autonomy,

nationalism, contempt

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Muslim Empires• Fill in the following crossword puzzle

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Muslim EmpiresCreate and rule your own Empire

Scenario: You are the next great sultan of your state. It is time for you to take your empire to new heights. How will you rule?

Instructions:• Think of a name you would like to call your empire• Think of a national symbol or banner for your empire• Make a list of policies you want your empire to follow• Explain why you have chosen these policies. Your argument

should be based on what you have learnt from your history tutor who taught you all about the great empires that have come before

• Good luck.

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Muslim EmpiresPolicy Examples:• High, medium or low taxation for all• Focus on the arts, the military or on the

sciences• Expel minorities from newly conquered

territory• Create laws which protect only the elite• Build roads and encourage tradeAbove are some examples, good and bad,

which you may use or modify. But try to create a few of your own

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Muslim EmpiresYou made it to the end. I hope you

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